OFFICE 365
WORK LESS. WORK EASIER.
WORK TOGETHER.
Microsoft Office 365 is Microsoft’s latest venture into cloud computing, bringing together tried-and-true programs that make communicating and collaboration natural online. Office 365 includes Microsoft Exchange Online for email and scheduling, Microsoft SharePoint Online for sharing files and creating team sites, and Microsoft Lync Online for instant messaging and online meeting. Office 365 mixes the capabilities of those programs with cloud versions of Office Professional
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Office 365 makes using Office in the cloud a simple, natural, and affordable way to make the most of services you are already familiar with, in ways that easily extend the technology you are probably already using. Sound too good to be true? It’s not. Office 365 enables you to easily and naturally
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Collaborate globally in real time
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Use programs you already know
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Create a virtual office where you can work with information securely while you’re on the go
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Use your PC, browser, or phone interchangeably
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Keep your information secure
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Keep your hardware costs down
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Use multiple devices to access and work with files
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Create a shared team site
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Boost productivity by making it easy for people to work together
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Give users instant access to each other with presence technology and instant messaging
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Incorporate social networking in your team communication
OFFICE 365 VERSIONS
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Because different types of organizations and businesses have different needs, three different versions of Office 365 are available for end users. These three versions are:
OFFICE 365 FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Small businesses and professionals who don’t have large IT requirements will find just the set of tools they need in Office 365 for small businesses. This version is easy to try (free for 30 days) and then low-cost ($6 per user per month at the time of this book’s publication), and it offers businesses Office Web Apps, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Exchange Online, and Microsoft Lync for instant messaging and online meetings.
OFFICE 365 FOR ENTERPRISES
Office 365 for enterprises Enterprises have larger-scale IT needs than small businesses or individuals, requiring software that can handle a large number of email accounts, messages, and attachments; provide guaranteed uptime; offer reporting and support options; and deliver Active Directory features that enable a single sign-in for end users.
Office 365 for enterprises offers all these features and adds on to standard BPOS services to extend the collaboration and online meeting capabilities. Office 365 for enterprises also offers flexible plans so that businesses of different sizes can tailor the features to get just the kind of cloud support they need.
OFFICE 365 FOR EDUCATION
Educational users face a unique set of challenges—they need to provide students with access to the latest software possible, but they have to do it on a shoestring (and perhaps diminishing) budget. Cloud-based services can help users in education save money and give students the tools they need to create projects, collaborate in real time, and learn how to use software in the cloud
